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Matthew Olivo edited this page Dec 28, 2018 · 13 revisions

Overlay Widgets

The Overlay Widgets feature allows you to show static content on your overlay that can be updated as time goes on. Normally, Overlay items only show for a brief period of time and then disappear. With Overlay Widgets, you're able to show certain content constantly on your stream and add all new features for your users to take advantage of.

Widgets are refreshed every X many seconds based on the number you have set in the bottom of the page, though there are some widgets that specifically refresh on their own time schedules and can not be changed from that.

Overlay Widget Example

When adding a widget, you assign both a name and overlay to show the widget on. You can also optionally prevent the widget from auto-refreshing. Some of the more basic widgets will look exactly as they do with Overlay Actions (EX: Text, Image, Video, etc).

The more advanced widgets allow you a large degree of freedom to customize them based on your skill level. You can use the pre-defined options to change things like the sizing, font, colors, & animations used. If you're more advanced, you can also customize how the widget is shown directly by changing the HTML for it. You can change it design to your hearts content and also use any Special Identifiers you want inside of the HTML.

Overlay Widget Types

When creating a new widget, you need to select the type of widget that is shown. Below is a list of all the different types of widgets that are available:

  • Chat Messages - Shows the last X many chat messages from your channel

  • Event List - Shows the last X many events that have occurred in your channel

  • Game Queue - Shows the top X many users who are currently in the Game Queue

  • Game Stats - Shows your overlay & current session stats for one of the games selected in the list.

  • Goal/Progress Bar - Shows a progress bar for a specified goal

  • HTML - Shows HTML code directly on the overlay

  • Image - Shows an image

  • Leaderboard - Shows the top X users in a specified category

  • Mixer Clip Playback - Shows the video & audio footage of a Mixer Clip when it is taken

  • Stream Boss - Shows a user from your channel as a "boss" that can be damaged by performing actions in your channel until they are defeated and a new boss is selected

  • Text - Shows a block of text

  • Timer - Shows a timer that counts down while it is visible. Hiding the timer resets the amount.

  • Timer Train - Shows a timer that counts down and can be increased by performing certain actions in your channel.

  • Video - Shows a video

  • Web Page - Shows a web page

  • YouTube - Shows a YouTube video

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